BEST OF THE WEST Hailed as one the UK’s leading fi lm events, Glasgow Film Festival is jam-packed full of genre-straddling movie goodies – from local to international, mainstream to art house, cult to classics, plus workshops, discussion panels and guest appearances, too. Arusa Qureshi picks out some of the highlights at this year’s fest
forces ordinary citizens to remove compassion for the sake of legal blame. Old Stone is a chilling look at a society with a moral crisis in which death is the preferred option. ■ GFT, Mon 20 & Tue 21 Feb ALSO ON: Trespass Against Us, Patriots Day
WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Director Raoul Peck uses James Baldwin’s writing (narrated by Samuel L Jackson) over archive footage, news clippings and vintage photographs. Jackson’s narration adds to the power and weight of Baldwin’s words. ■ GFT, Wed 22 Feb
ALSO ON: The Levelling, The Demons
THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY
A SILENT VOICE (KOE NO KATACHI) As well as being beautifully animated, the themes of bullying and disability, uncommon in Japanese anime, are dealt with exceptionally well in A Silent Voice, providing a sensitive take on an otherwise heavy subject. ■ GFT, Thu 23 Feb
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latest Toho reboot, but also a deeper political message about how governments deal with events like nuclear disasters. ■ GFT, Fri 24 Feb ALSO ON: Secretary, Bafta Scotland presents: Visual Effects with Steven Begg
SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY
LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA Audience Award nominee Lipstick Under My Burkha follows
the story of four Indian women, who attempt to seek their freedom by asserting their sexuality in a largely patriarchal system. ■ GFT, Fri 24 & Sat 25 Feb ALSO ON: Princess Bride, Jawbone
SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY
MAD TO BE NORMAL The closing gala of GFF will see the world premiere of John Butler’s RD
Laing biopic. David Tennant stars as the controversial Laing, who made his mark in the 60s as the ‘high priest of anti-psychiatry’. Mad to be Normal is a poignant look at a fascinating i gure and an ideal way to end the festival. ■ GFT, Sun 26 Feb ALSO ON: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, How to Steal a Dog
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THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY THE WOMAN WHO LEFT At 3h 46m, Lav Diaz’s Venice Golden Lion winning The Woman Who
Left is an epic and tense tale, made all the more agonising by the use of black and white. It’s a challenging and haunting i lm but one that is bound to hold your attention. ■ GFT, Thu 16 & Fri 17 Feb ALSO ON: Mifune: The Last Samurai, Multiple Maniacs
FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY
a supernatural thriller and psychological drama, with Kristen Stewart giving an unnerving performance as celebrity shopper / medium Maureen. See review, page 62. ■ GFT, Sat 18 & Sun 19 Feb ALSO ON: Contemporary Color, Rock Dog
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY
ELLE We praised Isabelle Huppert’s ‘masterful inhabiting of a truly complex
MY LIFE AS A COURGETTE (MA VIE DE COURGETTE) Back in October, we gave My Life as character’ in our review (see p62) because of the way she commands the screen, and now she’s even up for an Academy Award for the role. If you’re looking for suspense, this is the i lm to see. ■ GFT, Sun 19 & Mon 20 Feb
a Courgette i ve stars when it screened at the London Film Festival. Swiss director Claude Barras’ animation is emotional and heartwarming, following the story of 19-year-old orphan Icare, known by his nickname Courgette. It’s part of the festival’s Modern Families strand, run in partnership with The List, which also features Rob Reiner’s classic The Princess Bride and Rock Dog, the animated tale based on Zheng Jun’s graphic novel. ■ CCA, Fri 17 Feb (subtitled); Sat 18 Feb (dubbed) ALSO ON: Leave Her to Heaven, Anatomy of a Soundtrack
ALSO ON: Bad Rap, David Lynch’s Factory Photographs / La Jetée MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY
MINDHORN Starring The Mighty Boosh’s Julian Barratt, Mindhorn looks like a wacky and highly goofy comedy, made all the more hilarious by a great cast of actors and excellent script. ■ GFT, Mon 20 & Tue 21 Feb
ALSO ON: All This Panic, Paradise ALSO ON: Phantasm, The Thing
SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY
FRIDAY 24 FEBRUARY
PERSONAL SHOPPER Director Olivier Assayas’ latest i lm is a mix between OLD STONE Johnny Ma’s debut feature takes a look at a l awed social construct that
SHIN GODZILLA (SHIN GOJIRA) Expect carnage, destruction and the usual hysteria from the